Let’s All Get Mad About the Golden Globe Nominations

Let’s All Get Mad About the Golden Globe Nominations

The 70th annual Golden Globe nominations were revealed today, which doesn’t sound right, because 70 years? Alright, whatever you say, Hollywood. As usual, the announcement was met with a mix of indifference/blind rage from people who don’t understand the concept of boundaries between appreciating a work and subsuming it into your cellular structure via osmosis.

The big news in the movie categories is that Lincoln ‘leads the pack’ with seven nominations. Good for Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day Lewis, because I feel like it’s been a while since the entire media world spent weeks talking about how those two deserve employee of the month plaques for being good at their jobs.

I’d write more about the movie stuff, but who the hell goes to see movies anymore? As for TV, GAMES OF THRONES WAS SNUBBED. No nominations for the beloved HBO dragon-tits drama, which is fine, because that meandering mess of high school drama club sets was a joke this season. But that also means no supporting actor nod for Peter Dinklage, who we can all agree seems like the chillest bro ever, so let’s worry about that for a few minutes. Not such a chill bro IRL, but brilliant at his job of pretending to be someone else while wearing an entirely different set of sweaters and pants he might normally wear was Mandy Patinkin, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Homeland.

Also OVERLOOKED in the drama category were Sherlock, although Benedict Cumberbatch did get his recognition. Mad Men didn’t get nominated for Best Drama, although Breaking Bad did, so you hyperventilating TV heroes can sort of relax on that one. The single biggest white hot ball of focused outrage will likely be directed at the Best Comedy category for TV, which includes “The Big Bang Theory”, “Episodes”, “Girls”, “Modern Family”, and “Smash.” Comedy, as they say, is subjective, but no it isn’t, because every single one of these shows is a turd. Good for Lena Dunham though, feel like she doesn’t get much attention lately.